George was also a laughing stock on second rate TV stations in LA for much of his career.
Before you pound Rush so deeply into the ground you should also consider a few other things that have transpired under Rush's time at the EIB mike:
** Congress changed hands to the Republicans for the first time in forty years.
** The Senate is again in Republican hands, even if nominally so (due to the RINOS).
** For the first time in ages, the incumbant Party will gain seats in the House and most likely in the Senate as well.
** Rush has also attracted a significant number of the youths of today away from the Democrats.
** The once proud Party of the Jackass has been reduced to a shell of it's former self. It does not stand on principle, but relies instead on a coalition of misfits, and those made to feel victimised.
Maybe Rush does not meet your high expectations, I sincerly doubt that anyone does (care to name one who does?), but Rush has made it acceptable to be a Republican (but not here in SF)